On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the week’s big technology news – with a South African flavour. On the menu, a new submarine cable system – the first to cross
Author: Duncan McLeod
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Alex Thomson, co-founder of a new insurtech company called Naked, which hopes to use technology – including artificial intelligence – to take
Jens Montanana, CEO of JSE-listed technology services group Datatec, bagged a cool $3.5-million (about R48.5-million at the time of writing) in the 2018 financial year for the successful sale of its Westcon
The first transatlantic broadband submarine cable in the southern hemisphere, the South Atlantic Cable System, will begin carrying its first commercial traffic within the next three months, providing a more
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Angola Cables CEO António Nunes about the Luanda-based company’s undersea cable projects, which include building a new subsea cable, called Sacs
EOH CEO Zunaid Mayet is relinquishing his role as group CEO to take the reins at newly created subsidiary Nextec, the JSE-listed IT services group said in a statement on Wednesday before markets opened
The collapse in EOH’s share price continues unabated. The JSE-listed IT group fell as much as 14.8% on Tuesday after tumbling 9.7% on Monday, reaching levels last seen eight years ago. It recovered some
Luring former MTN South Africa CEO Mteto Nyati to take over as CEO of Altron from Robbie Venter didn’t come cheap. Nyati was paid a R6.5-million sign-on bonus, the JSE-listed technology group’s annual report
Communications minister Nomvula Mokonyane said on Monday that Sentech executive Aldred Dreyer will take over management of South Africa’s long-delayed digital migration project. He will lead the department’s
Following the successful trials in South Africa of digital radio broadcasting technologies, communications minister Nomvula Mokonyane said on Monday that she will issue a policy directive to the regulator, Icasa